University Culinary Services

GF PB Egg Roll

On Thursday, April 13, from 1-3 p.m. in the Kent Student Center's second floor dining room, Kent State University Culinary Services invites students to sample a selection of gluten-free and plant-based items at the "Good Food, Better Earth" vendor showcase.  Sarah Korzan, assistant director and registered dietitian in Univ...

2023 Spring Food Truck Series

The Food Truck Series is back! Every Wednesday through the end of April, from 11 a.m. to 2 pm. a small fleet of local food trucks will be bringing different, tasty dishes to Risman Plaza. The selection includes Daisy Pops, Brooks BBQ, Roll Call Burgers & Fries, Kent State's Fork in the Road Food Truck - and more! Wa...

Fresh vegetables at DI Hub

March is National Nutrition Month. For this series of stories, Kent State Today interviewed people working in University Culinary Services about the many dining options available to students. Khutso Ledwaba is a graduate student studying business analytics. He comes to Kent State from Pretoria, South Africa. When we ...

DI Dining - serving station

March is National Nutrition Month. For this series of stories, Kent State Today interviewed people working in University Culinary Services about the many dining options available to students. Edward Shawn Hardin Sr. is the executive chef at Kent State’s Design Innovation Dining facility in the DI Hub. He grew up in Kent and remembers pl...

Fresh Fruit at DI Hub

March is National Nutrition Month. For this series of stories, Kent State Today interviewed people working in University Culinary Services about the many dining options available to students. Sarah Korzan, MS, RD, LD, knows that for some first-year students, it may be their first time living away from home for long periods of time. As a...

The Glaser String Quartet performing at the DI Hub.

Last Friday around noon, Flashes in the dining area of the Design Innovation Hub were treated to a performance by a live string quartet. Bright, vibrant music filled the space and selections ranged from pop to classic pop to classical, including music by Katy Perry, The Beatles and Mozart.   The group pe...

Grind2Energy System

The central component of the Grind2Energy systems at Kent State University are larger versions of the in-sink garbage disposals found in many homes. The difference is that at Kent State, these units aren’t disposing of food waste, but processing it with a purpose - as the first part of a highly sustainable innovation that creates energy an...